Transportation inspiration

The Portland region has been talking for 15 years about a proposal to expand Interstate 5 in North Portland and Vancouver, replace the Interstate Bridge and extend the Yellow Line to Vancouver.

But until now, nobody’s been asked to pay for it.

Supporters and opponents of the Columbia River Crossing are calling in all their cards for a President’s Day hearing in Salem Monday afternoon on a bill that would allow Oregon to borrow enough money to start work on the project.